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Betty & Gordon Moore Library is no longer active on this platform- please see pinned tweet. Instagram: @moorelibcam BlueSky: @moorelib.bsky.social

 University of Cambridge
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The Moore Library is no longer using this platform. For updates on library facilities, collections and events, you can find us on: Instagram: @moorelibcam Bluesky: @moorelib.bsky.social And of course on the library website: moore.libraries.cam.ac.uk/ We hope to see you there!
Image: A photograph of geese migrating, silouetted in a line against a blue sky (yes this is deliberate!) Text: THE MOORE LIBRARY IS MIGRATING Find us on: Instagram: @moorelibcam BlueSky: @moorelib.bsky.social Follow us in the better place!

ALT Image: A photograph of geese migrating, silouetted in a line against a blue sky (yes this is deliberate!) Text: THE MOORE LIBRARY IS MIGRATING Find us on: Instagram: @moorelibcam BlueSky: @moorelib.bsky.social Follow us in the better place!

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UK Mission Geneva 🇬🇧
@UKMissionGeneva6 Nov 2024
Many congratulations Professor Mark Thomson on being selected as the next Director General of @CERN 🌠🔭
CERN
@CERN6 Nov 2024
CERN Council selects Mark Thomson as next Director-General, starting in 2026 Professor Thomson’s five-year mandate will begin on 1 January 2026. Find out more: home.cern/news/press-release…
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Happy #Halloween! Come see the @MooreLib halloween book display if you dare! 🧛‍♀️🧟‍♀️🎃 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 book will put you under its spell? They are all 𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 good reads... #STEMM #Library #Mathematics
Photos of the Moore Library Halloween book display, various tales of the supernatural

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Photos of the Moore Library Halloween book display, various tales of the supernatural

ALT Photos of the Moore Library Halloween book display, various tales of the supernatural

Photos of the Moore Library Halloween book display, various tales of the supernatural

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Something SPOOKY is happening at @MooreLib ... come and see our our SPINE-TINGLING book display and special halloween guest! #halloween #library #stemm #mathematics
Photo of Moore library entrance with halloween posters (zombies, skeletons etc.)

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Photo of Moore library entrance with halloween posters "Welcome to Moore Library" with skeletons and halloween themed fonts

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Photo of Moore library skeleton, adorned with a scary mask, bloodshot eyes and glowing spiders

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Moore Library Inductions this Michaelmas 2024- no need to book, see all time slots below 👇 Come say hello! #GoingToCambridge #Mathematics #STEMM @FacultyMaths @NewtonInstitute @CamTechLibs @SBSLibraries @LucyCavLib @ChurLibrary @FitzwilliamColl @StEdmundsCam @GirtonCollege
Moore Library (Inactive account)@MooreLib2 Oct 2024
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@MooreLib looks forward to welcoming new & returning students for Michaelmas term 2024. We're holding induction tours on the following dates: 14, 16, 18 October at 10am & 3pm 21, 23, 25 October at 10am & 3pm All are welcome, whatever your subject-we hope to see you soon!
Poster detailing Moore Library inductions sessions for Michaelmas term 2024: 14, 16, 18 October at 10am & 3pm 21, 23, 25 October at 10am & 3pm No need to book! Just turn up!

ALT Poster detailing Moore Library inductions sessions for Michaelmas term 2024: 14, 16, 18 October at 10am & 3pm 21, 23, 25 October at 10am & 3pm No need to book! Just turn up!

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Dr Jill Whitelock@JillWhitelock4 Sep 2024
Snail on Wild carrot seedhead. #WildWebsWednesday
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#NationalWildlifeDay
Dr Jill Whitelock@JillWhitelock4 Sep 2024
Snail on Wild carrot seedhead. #WildWebsWednesday
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Michael Williams@old_light2 Sep 2024
We're getting closer to restoring access to electronic #LegalDeposit collections in Cambridge @theUL. Our latest update here: lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/restor…
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Replying to @royalsociety
@royalsociety has today published its #MathematicalFutures report which urges an overhaul of maths education in the UK. Read the report below 👇
The Royal Society
@royalsociety3 Sep 2024
We are happy to publish our new #MathematicalFutures report today, which calls for a radical reform of maths education from early years and throughout compulsory education, to enable people to thrive in a world where maths and data skills play an increasingly critical role. Read more: royalsociety.org/news/2024/0…
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The Nobel Prize
@NobelPrize20 Aug 2024
#OnThisDay 20 August 1955, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and her colleagues published the final structure of vitamin B12 which has the most complex structure of all vitamins.
Detailed diagram of a Vitamin B12 structure. The image is marked with the logo of the Chemical Heritage Foundation at the bottom.

ALT Detailed diagram of a Vitamin B12 structure. The image is marked with the logo of the Chemical Heritage Foundation at the bottom.

Black and white portrait of Dorothy Hodgkin, smiling slightly, wearing a coat and blouse.

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The Royal Society
@royalsociety19 Aug 2024
Born #OnThisDay in 1646 was John Flamsteed FRS, the first Astronomer Royal. His achievements included the first comprehensive telescopic star catalogue, the establishment of the Royal Observatory and the first observations of Uranus (though he thought it was a star). #Astronomy
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Dr Jill Whitelock@JillWhitelock19 Aug 2024
Wonderful photograph of George Frederick Charles Searle (1864-1954) of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge @DeptofPhysics, taken by Olive Edis (1876-1955). Portraits.a.4 @theUL #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotographyDay2024
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Abigail Harrison@AstronautAbby24 Jul 2020
Given that I am among the 5-7% of pilots that are female, #AmeliaEarhartDay is such an important day for me as we celebrate the first female pilot to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic. She is proof that when girls dream big, we can achieve anything we set our minds to!
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ZSL Library@ZSLLibrary18 Jul 2024
#Artist and #illustrator, Elizabeth Gould was born #OTD in 1804. She illustrated the bird volume of "The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" which includes this Short-eared owl. The specimen was presented to ZSL's Museum, John Gould identified it as a new species #womensart
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Dr Jill Whitelock@JillWhitelock18 Jul 2024
Parts of a butterfly, drawn by Thomas Gage (1781-1820) of Hengrave Hall for an unfinished work on European butterflies. MS Hengrave 62 @theUL
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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences@mpi_nat18 Jul 2024
#PhD, #DnD(?) & #postdoc positions in “theory and methods for non-equilibrium atomistic simulations of complex #biomolecules” – Interested in theoretical and computational #biophysics? Check out the #JobAlert & apply here ⬇️: Shares welcome! #hiring #job mpinat.mpg.de/4588467/60-23?…
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Cavendish Laboratory@DeptofPhysics17 Jul 2024
Nora Sidgwick, an outstanding mathematician and sister-in-law to Lord Rayleigh,worked with him on electrical standards and influenced his decision to admit women to experimental physics courses in 1882.Co-founding Newnham College, she championed women's right to university exams.
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Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge@cambridge_astro18 Jul 2024
The Department of Physics is hiring a Research Associate / Senior Research Associate in Data Analysis for Radio Astronomy. The aim of the role is to develop data analysis pipelines for the SKA radio telescope. More details: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47437/
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It is HOT, but at @moorelib we have nice cool and airy spaces for you to hide from the unforgiving 🌞! Should you still find things a bit on the warm side, you can also borrow a small desk fan from the issue desk! Just ask a member of staff 😃 #HeatWaves #summer #stemm
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